Hundreds of National Education Union members were expected to take part in the walkouts across England.
There has been a “strong turnout” of sixth form college teachers on the first day of strikes in a pay dispute, the largest education union in the UK has said.
Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the NEU, said: “Today’s strong turnout shows the strength of feeling amongst our members at this clearly farcical situation.” The Government announced in July that teachers and leaders in England will receive a fully funded 5.5% pay rise this year. Mr Kebede, who will address a rally outside the Department for Education headquarters in London on Thursday, said: “No teacher wants to take strike action.
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